Randomly positioned ad in between postbits in showthread

Inspired by this hack.

The ad is positioned randomly after one of the postbits. We use this for positioning adsense ads on visordown.com.

Install the attached plugin then add the following code to your postbit or postbit_legacy template:

<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0">
$spacer_open 
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px"> 

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> 
<tr> 
	<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
	<td class="alt1" align="center">

<!-- ad code goes here -->

	</td> 
</tr> 
</table> 

</div> 
$spacer_close 
</if>

Changelog

v1.01
Bug fix: The ad code shouldn't appear on PMs any more (template change)

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[UK Jimbo]

Magic. PEBKAC.

[dsotmoon]

install, thanks for this Jimbo, works perfectly

[dsotmoon]

one last question, i think, what would I add to the following to keep this from showing in certain forums...

<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0 && is_member_of($bbuserinfo,array(1,2,3,4,8,9,11,14,15,19))">

[Doc Great]

I did (it again ) --> a little modification to show all guests Ad, but let the reg. users choose if they want to get ad-posts or not.

Install: new profile field (single choice) On/Off (parameters) - note the field numer (e.g. 6)

Ad the following code at the end of your postbit (_legacy)

<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo[usergroupid], array(1))">
<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0">
$spacer_open 
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px"> 

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> 
<tr> 
	<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
	<td class="alt1" align="center">

<!-- Ad Start -->

<!-- Ad between -->


	</td> 
</tr> 
</table> 

</div> 
$spacer_close 
</if></if>

<else />

<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['field6'] == 'On'">
<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0">
$spacer_open 
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px"> 

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> 
<tr> 
	<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
	<td class="alt1" align="center">

<!-- Ad Start -->

<!-- Ad between -->

	</td> 
</tr> 
</table> 

</div> 
$spacer_close 
</if></if>

Finished - have fun

[lebstars.com]

Could some1 tell me where to put the HTML code,
i installed the xml file through plug-in manager, but What Now?

[UK Jimbo]

Originally Posted by lebstars.com

Could some1 tell me where to put the HTML code,
i installed the xml file through plug-in manager, but What Now?

At the end of your postbit or postbit_legacy templates.

The vBulletin manual explains how to edit styles/templates.

[Xplorer4x4]

Originally Posted by Andreas

What about:
Show Adsense in (or under, above) first unread Post of a Thread.
I think this is the place that would get the most user attention?

If this helps you guys i tried using the following IF condition to do this but vB said it was not alowed.

PHP Code:

<if condition="$threadview = fetch_bbarray_cookie('thread_lastview', $thread['threadid']);"> 


It says:

With a few exceptions, function calls are not permitted in template conditional expressions. Please go back and re-write this expression.

[somedevil]

OK, I added Doc's code....doesn't seem to be working. All members are seeing the ads with the default for members set to off.

Doc, where you have ad start and ad between twice in the code, am I right in thinking the adsense code should be inserted in both areas?

[lsgworldl]

<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0"> $spacer_open <div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px"> <table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tr> <td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="alt1" align="center"> <!--e-bannerx.com code begin-->
<SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript>
<!--
var rnd = Math.round(Math.random() * 10000000);
document.writeln('<SCR'+'IPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript src="http://www.e-bannerx.com:8888/adrevolver/banner?js&place=13471&cpy='+rnd+'">');
document.writeln('</SC'+'RIPT>');
//-->
</SCRIPT><NOSCRIPT>
<IFRAME src="http://www.e-bannerx.com:8888/adrevolver/banner?place=13471&cpy=1" width=468 height=60 scrolling=no allowtransparency=true frameborder=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0>
<A href="http://www.e-bannerx.com:8888/adrevolver/href?place=13471&rnd=1000" target="_blank">
<IMG src="http://www.e-bannerx.com:8888/adrevolver/banner?img&place=13471&rnd=1000" width=468 height=60 border=0 alt="e-bannerx.com" ismap></A></IFRAME></NOSCRIPT>
<!--e-bannerx.com code end--> </td> </tr> </table> </div> $spacer_close </if>
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('postbit_imicons')) ? eval($hook) : false;

where in postbit do I add this, I have tried the end it dont work

[UK Jimbo]

Originally Posted by lsgworldl

where in postbit do I add this, I have tried the end it dont work

Are you using legacy postbits? If so add it to postbit_legacy.

I've no idea what you're doing with the code $hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('postbit_imicons')) that shouldn't be in a template anywhere and isn't part of this hack.

[lsgworldl]

add it where, I dont know where to add it, and I copied and pasted from this thread

[lsgworldl]

<if condition="$GLOBALS['adsense_position'] == $post['postcount'] && $GLOBALS['adsense_position'] > 0">
$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" align="left">Sponsored Links</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" align="center">

<!-- ad code goes here -->

</td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>
$spacer_close
</if>

[UK Jimbo]

Install the plugin then at the end of the postbit or postbit_legacy template copy in the code as per the instructions at the top of this thread.

Info on how to edit templates and how to upload plugins is described in detail on the vBulletin site. http://www.vbulletin.com/

[lohman]

Brilliant! This is exactly the kind of ad placement that I was hoping to find. Tower and header/footer ads get ignored, and intrusive pop-over ads are just wrong. This is perfect!

Many Thanks!

[lsgworldl]

where in the end why isnt there a find this and add below it like most plugins?

Originally Posted by UK Jimbo

Install the plugin then at the end of the postbit or postbit_legacy template copy in the code as per the instructions at the top of this thread.

Info on how to edit templates and how to upload plugins is described in detail on the vBulletin site. http://www.vbulletin.com/